Chapter 1, ACCOUNTANTS; CERTIFIED PUBLIC

1-201. Membership; appointment; qualifications; term; vacancies; removal. (a) There is hereby created a board of accountancy, hereinafter referred to as the board. The board shall be composed of seven members who shall be appointed by the governor and shall be citizens of the Uni…

1-202. Organization; officers; meetings; records; powers and duties; rules and regulations; standards and guides. (a) Each year the board shall meet and organize by electing a chairperson and a vice-chairperson from its membership. The board shall appoint a secretary, who need no…

1-203. Compensation and expenses. Members of the board of accountancy attending meetings of such board, or attending a subcommittee meeting thereof authorized by such board, shall be paid compensation, subsistence allowances, mileage and other expenses as provided in K.S.A. 75-32…

1-204. Disposition of moneys; board of accountancy fee fund. There is hereby created the board of accountancy fee fund. The board of accountancy shall remit all moneys received by or for it from fees, charges or penalties to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions o…

1-205. Powers of the board; investigation of complaints; subpoenas; witness fees and mileage; district court jurisdiction. (a) Upon receipt of a complaint or information suggesting violations of the accountancy statutes or the rules and regulations of the board of accountancy, th…

1-206. Same; allocation of costs. (a) When the board issues an order that is adverse to a firm, an applicant, a certificate or permit holder or a person practicing pursuant to K.S.A. 1-322, and amendments thereto, reasonable costs incurred by the board in conducting any proceedin…

1-301. Fees; determination and fixing amounts; notification of permit holders. (a) The board shall charge and collect a fee from each applicant for a Kansas certificate or notification and shall charge and collect a fee for a Kansas permit to practice as a certified public accoun…

1-302. Qualifications for certificate; refusal to grant on moral character grounds. (a) The certificate of certified public accountant shall be known as the Kansas certificate and shall be granted by the board to any person of good moral character who: (1) Is a resident of this s…

1-302a. Education requirement for admission to examination. (a) The education requirement prescribed by K.S.A. 1-302, and amendments thereto, is satisfied if the applicant meets all of the following requirements: (1) Is the holder of a baccalaureate or higher academic degree from…

1-302b. Qualifications for permit to practice; supervisory qualifications; licensees of other states relocating business to Kansas, issuance of certificate and permit, when. (a) No applicant who holds a Kansas certificate issued by the board shall receive a permit to practice in …

1-304. Frequency of examinations; rules and regulations governing examination process; contractual authority of board. (a) Each examination provided for by this act shall take place as often as may be necessary in the opinion of the board, but not less frequently than once each y…

1-307. Reciprocity; waiver of examination; conditions; requirements. (a) The board, in its discretion, may waive the examination of and may issue a certificate to a holder of a certificate as a "certified public accountant" issued under the laws of any state upon a showing that: …

1-308. Firms authorized to practice; annual registration; fee; partner, shareholder and member requirements; designation of responsible permit holder; firm name; notification of board upon changes; mandatory registration; prohibitions. (a) Unless exempt from registration pursuant…

1-310. Permit to practice; to whom issued; expiration; renewal; continuing education requirements; reinstatement upon failure to renew. (a) Permits to engage in the practice of certified public accountancy in this state shall be issued by the board to persons who have met the req…

1-311. Grounds for denial, revocation or suspension of permit, certificate, registration or practice privilege; additional administrative sanctions or remedies; proceedings. (a) The board may deny an application for a Kansas certificate, revoke or suspend any certificate issued u…

1-312. Grounds for denial, revocation or suspension of firm's registration; other administrative remedies. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the board may deny an application to register a firm, revoke or suspend a firm's registration, censure a firm, limit the scope of p…

1-315. Reissuance of revoked or suspended certificate, registration or permit; reinstatement of practice privilege. The board may reissue the Kansas certificate of any person whose Kansas certificate has been revoked, or may permit the reregistration of any firm whose registratio…

1-316. Unlawful acts; penalty. (a) It is unlawful for any person to practice certified public accountancy unless the person holds a Kansas certificate and a valid permit to practice issued by the board pursuant to K.S.A. 1-310, and amendments thereto, or is entitled to practice p…

1-318. Enjoining unlawful acts. Whenever in the judgment of the board any person or firm, or both, has engaged, or is about to engage, in any acts or practices which constitute, or will constitute, a violation of K.S.A. 1-316, and amendments thereto, or any valid rules and regula…

1-319. Acts constituting prima facie evidence for injunction. (a) The display or assertion in any media form or public communication of a person's name in conjunction with the words "certified public accountant" or any abbreviation thereof shall be prima facie evidence in any act…

1-321. Definitions. When used in chapter 1 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated: (a) "Actively participate" means participation that is continuous as one's primary occupation. (b) "Affiliated entity" means…

1-322. Practice privilege; requirements; conditions; disciplinary actions. (a) (1) An individual whose principal place of business is not in this state having an active license to practice certified public accountancy from any state which the board or its designee has verified to…

1-401. Certified public accountants; ownership of working papers; client communications, privileged, exception; availability of documents and information for peer reviews and board investigations. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, all statements, records, schedule…

1-402. Liability for professional negligence; restrictions. No person, proprietorship, partnership or registered firm authorized to practice as a certified public accountant pursuant to article 3 of chapter 1 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, or any employee, agent, partner, offi…

1-403. Same; effect on common law. The provisions of this act are not intended to alter or modify existing common law rules of liability except as otherwise stated herein. History: L. 1987, ch. 1, § 2; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. K.S.A. 1-402 provides adequate substitute remedy f…

1-501. Peer review; firm registration; board oversight; waivers; privileged information; closed sessions of the board; immunity. (a) The board may require as a condition for renewal of a firm registration that a firm that provides attest services undergo a peer review and submit …